Decomposition diagrams.

Decomposition.
The breakdown of matter by bacteria and fungi, changing the chemical makeup and physical appearance of materials. www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/dterms.html The process of breaking the description of a system down into small components; also called functional decomposition. www.cbu.edu/~lschmitt/I351/glossary.htm

Probably dont want to diagram the first one.

Decomposition diagram
A decomposition diagram shows a high-level function, process, organization, data subject area, or another type of object i.e. any darn thing. The diagram shows it broken down into lower level, more detailed components. For example, decomposition diagrams may represent an organizational structure as in Figure 1.

Le Grand Fromage

Le Petite Fromage

Le Petite Fromage

Le Petite Fromage

Figure 1: Organisational Chart

They may also be used to show functional decomposition into processes as in Figure 2. Note they can be drawn across the page as in Fig 1 or vertically as in Fig 2.

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Decomposition diagrams.

Stock Control System

1. Manage Stock

1.1 Check Stock

1.2 Order Stock

1.3 Receive Stock

1.4 Store Stock

2. Manage Suppliers

2.1 Add new supplier

2.2 Update supplier

2.3 Delete supplier

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Decomposition diagrams. A decomposition diagram does not show: the order of carrying out tasks dependency between blocks movements between blocks.

Drawing a Decomposition Diagram.

Start by identifying high level process then break them down into sub-process until they cannot be decomposed or broken down any further each process has an action word in it such as o Add o Delete o Sort o Search

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